HOWTO: Customize the Comment and Uncomment Strings in VFP

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0

SUMMARY

This article shows how you can add a custom Comment and Uncomment string in Visual FoxPro 5.0 or 6.0. The default Comment sting is *!*. To place a Comment string in a text file, open the text file, right-click, and choose Comment.

MORE INFORMATION

Currently there is no way to customize the Comment and Uncomment string in Visual FoxPro 5.0 or 6.0 other than doing it through the registry setting. The registry entry that is needed to customize the Comment and Uncomment string is called "EditorCommentString" and must be located in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Visual FoxPro\5.0\Options. In Visual FoxPro 6.0, the "EditorCommentString" must be located in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Visual FoxPro\6.0\Options.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

The following steps show you how you set up your own customize Comment and Uncomment string:

In Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0

1. Run the registry (Regedit.exe) editor.



2. Click the HKEY_CURRENT_USER key and navigate down the tree until you reach the \Options key.



3. From the Edit menu pad, click New and select String Value from the registry editor menu, and type in the new key as "EditorCommentString' (without the quotes).



4. From the Edit menu, click Modify, or double-click the key and specify the following value in the Edit String window including the asterisk:

   
         * NOTE * 




5. Click OK in the Edit String window, then choose the Registry menu pad and Exit to quit.

In Windows NT 3.51

1. Run the registry (Regedt32.exe) editor.



2. Choose the HKEY_CURRENT_USER window and navigate down the tree until you reach the \Options key.



3. Click the Edit menu and click Add Value from the registry editor menu, specify "EditorCommentString" (without the quotes) as the Value Name and leave the default data type of REG_SZ.



4. When you click OK, another window appears in which you can specify your customize comment string, such as the following (including the asterisk):

   
         * NOTE * 




5. Click the Registry menu and select Exit to quit.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbnokeyword kbVFp300 kbVFp500 kbVFp600
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a,6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto